We rely on the support of our local community for food donations, volunteering and finances. This has meant:
2014 - 3,618 meals to 402 people
2015 - 5,013 meals to 557 people
2016 - 3,438 meals to 382 people
2017 - 4,176 meals to 464 people
2018 - 5,733 meals to 637 people
2019 – 11,997 meals to 1,333 people
2020 - 22,671 meals to 2,519 people
2021 - 43,047 meals to 4,783 people
2022 - 51,606 meals to 5,734 people
Morrisons, Pine Grove 08.00 - 10.00 in store near checkouts
Tesco Store, Sybron Way 06.00 - 23.59 in store near checkouts (NB: Please only leave items purchased in the Tesco store at this collection point)
Waitrose, Croft Road 07.30 - 21.00 in store near checkouts
Lidl, Beacon Road 08.00 - 22.00
Our warehouse at Barnsgate Manor, Herons Ghyll 10.00 - 11.00 Monday and Thursday
All Saints Church, Chapel Green 09.00 - 17.00 in the coffee bar
Community Centre, Pine Grove 09.00 - 17.00 in the office
January wish list!
If you're looking for ideas for food to donate, these are the items we are short of this week:
Long life milk
Long life fruit juice
Tinned vegetables
Tinned meat
Tinned tomatoes
Toilet rolls
Cat biscuits and tinned dog food
Tinned tuna
Instant mashed potato
Tinned puddings